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A Trump-appointed prosecutor has opened an internal review of the Department of Justice’s decision to charge hundreds of January 6 defendants with felony obstruction offenses in connection with the 2021 Capitol riot, The Wall Street Journal reports. Ed Martin, acting U.S. attorney in Washington, D.C., asked prosecutors to turn over files, documents, notes, emails, and other information related to the case. Donald Trump pardoned more than 1,500 defendants, including some who assaulted police officers, hours after he took office. Meanwhile, CNN reports several officials who worked on the crimina…